All Military UAVs news – Page 66
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NewsWB Electronics introduces new unmanned capabilities
The Łoś (Moose) unmanned air vehicle has been developed by WB Electronics in order to meet the requirements of Polish armed forces seeking a medium-range tactical system.
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NewsPolish air force institute introduces NeoX UAV
One of the newest unmanned air vehicles to be developed by the Polish air force technical institute is NeoX, a fixed-wing system that can be used for both civil and military applications.
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Navy releases MQ-25 Stingray sensor RFI
The US Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray will leverage an existing Defense Department electro-optical infrared sensor, according to a recently released request for information.
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Aeronautics prepares for first flight of Orbiter 4
The first flight of the Orbiter 4 unmanned air vehicle developed by the Israeli manufacturer Aeronautics Defense Systems has been scheduled for late October.
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NewsVIDEO: Pakistan navy rolls out new ATR 72 and ScanEagle
The Pakistan navy has inducted two new capabilities into its air fleet, namely the ATR 72 twin-engined turboprop, which will be configured as a maritime patrol aircraft, and the Insitu ScanEagle unmanned air vehicle.
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NewsIAF will select existing UAV for training academy
The Israeli air force (IAF) will select an off-the-shelf training system for its unmanned air vehicle academy, scrapping a previous plan to develop a bespoke training UAV.
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NewsGeneral Atomics goes to high court over German overlook of Reaper
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has appealed to a higher court in Germany in a second attempt to reverse Berlin’s decision to acquire the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron TP unmanned air vehicle.
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NewsCanada becomes first export customer for Blackjack UAV
Canada is to become the first export operator of the Insitu RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned air vehicle, following the award of a government-to-government contract that covers five examples.
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New FAA drone rule takes effect
As the sun rose on 29 August, a rapidly growing cadre of commercial drone operators in the USA took off legally for the first time without first receiving specific permission directly from the Secretary of Transportation.
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NewsUSAF Global Hawks to get upgraded control system
Raytheon is to upgrade the ground control stations (GCS) of the the US Air Force’s Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawks, following a $104 million contract award.
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Israel, Kazakhstan seal UAV pact
Kazakhstan’s defence ministry has struck an agreement with its counterpart in Tel Aviv over the supply of Israeli-made unmanned air vehicles.
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NewsAustralian Heron UAV completes Pitch Black involvement
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) successfully deployed its Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron 1 unmanned air system during the multinational Pitch Black exercise, which ended on 19 August.
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NewsEU agencies release tenders for UAV coastal monitoring
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has released a request for proposals (RfP) to contract unmanned air vehicle services for coastal monitoring across the European Union.
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NewsUK opts to acquire third Zephyr pseudo-satellite
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has exercised its option to purchase a third Airbus Defence & Space Zephyr high-altitude pseudo-satellite, which will be acquired under the £13 million ($16.9 million) covering the first two examples in February.
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NewsUSAF Reapers demonstrate missile tracking capability
Two General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicles have demonstrated the system’s ability to track missiles, during ballistic defence testing in Hawaii.
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NewsElbit introduces Skylark C maritime UAV
The growing demand for unmanned air vehicles on navy vessels has spurred the development by Elbit Systems of the Skylark C maritime variant.
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NewsCrashed Watchkeeper thought it had landed, despite still being airborne
An investigation into the crash of a British Army Thales Watchkeeper unmanned air vehicle in 2014 has concluded that the system had determined that the aircraft had already landed, despite it still being some 10-15ft off the ground.
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NewsIAI Drone Guard system carries out flight demos
Israel Aerospace Industries’ Drone Guard counter-unmanned air vehicle system has recently participated in a series of demonstrations to showcase its capability to potential customers.
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NewsEra and Total Safety team up to offer UAV services
Era Group has signed an agreement with Total Safety that will extend the former's helicopter transport services into the provision of unmanned air vehicles for the US market.
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NewsRoyal Navy will use Unmanned Warrior to assess ScanEagle replacement
The Royal Navy is looking towards the Unmanned Warrior exercise that will take place later this year to assess “all options” for the replacement of its Boeing/Insitu ScanEagle unmanned air vehicles, which will go out of service in late 2017.